Telegram-herald., 1887-05-22
A GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Two Canadian Priests Celebrate Fifty
Years of Service 20 the Church.

Years OF service 10 the Shurch.
MONTREAL. Canada, May 2l.-The golden
jubilee Of the Rev. Fathers z. Dowd and j..
Toupin was celebrated at st. Patrick s
Church yesterday. Archbishop Fabre cele-
brating high mass and Bishop Welch, Of
London Ont., delivering the sermon. Ad-
dresses were presented by representatives
OF the Government. City Council, congre-
CATION OF ST. Patricks, st. Pa'rick's Total
Abstinence and Benevolent Society. ladies
OF 81. Pstrick's congregation, Conirsternity
Of the Holy Rosary, children OF Mary Of
81. Patrick 5. children OF the catechisin,
members OF 81. Patrick choir, Catholic
Young Mems Society, and the Leo Club.
Both of these venerable priests have Tor
nearly half a century worked together Tor
the welfare of the Irish population oi Mon
ireal. The Rev. Father DOwd was born at
Dunlier, in the County lough, Ireland. IN
1913 At an early age ne eyinced an ardent
desire TO devote himself 20 the church. and,
after taking course Of classical studies at
Nevrv, he went 20 Paris in 1882 for course
in theology az the Irish college there. In
1897 he vas ordained priest by Mgr. que
len. Archbishop OF Paris, and returned 10
Ireland. where ne remsined ten years.
Ia 1S47 he Joined the iilustrious order OF
ST. Sulplce. The next year be came 10
Montreal. and was attached 70 81. Patrlcks
Church. where be has for hearty forty
wears nlinistered 10 the wants oil the lrsh
Catholics Of this city.
The vast amount Of good done by Father
Dowi can scarcely be TOO well apprec atec.
The Et. Pa.ricks orphan asylum, begun by
him In ls4a. the ST. BridEet's Home aud the
Night refuge. established IN ls0-, TIE
present commodlous Home and Refuge on
Lsgauchetiere, built in lso5Cl, and TIE y.
fssrick's school established N lsI2 such
ere the monuments Of Father DoTd's uE-
firing zeal 70 forward tie interests OF his
people. :,
Father Dowd has been repeatedly offered
the highest diznitics OF the church but has
always declined them, pTeferriDg 10 remain
with his 81. PatrisS's congregation rather
than wsaf the niier the sees OF Kingston
ard Toronto hAvins been offersl 70 hin.
In 1877 ne of.aoizei the great Irish pill
grinage TO IsOurdss AID Rome
The Rev. Father Joseph Ionpin was born
ia Montreal November -. lslE lie vas
orisiaed a priest December p. 1887, aud Is
the last survivor a the priests ortainei oy
Ngr fsrfiRue. the frat Bishop Of Montreal.
Fsthsr Toapin 8 long career has been almost
exclusively Gcrcts! - the En<i.sn suea king
Ceth1l.rs 0f Montreal lie as for many
years cure o. old g. Brifpets church, where
he was beloved by his psfishi0ners. re
was also cure o. St Mar church and -.
Ano's for hunter of years. and later on
wss transferred q *. Paffssks.
Thee is hardly e Catholic ins1'ufiOn IN
THE city which hss not 81 some time been
the ooiect Of Fafher TOup,n soiicitads. lie
was Confs eor. either ordinary or extraor-
t8nary. 10 almost al the religious com muni-
fies II t7w1 incsa8'rg the c1nErn ration ~
N0fre Dame ihe Grey Nunuery. aud tie
Hotel DeI ETC. etc. Re fsuzhi Classics fJr
fifteen years ~ the NoItres4 c3iiege, Fes
nsiss.0narv a. the lske ~ Two &o1rfs re
for several years in The service - tht IN
d.sns Bct1 priests are respected bT aii
creed. ana P-e-estants bare Ts.-i WITH cafbo-
lics IN comm snorsfing the event Of thsIr
1ftv years priesthood.